(MENAFN- Live Mint) Iran's "execution list" has been widely shared on social media for the past few days. Sharing the list, many claimed on social media the "Iranian Government has produced an assassination list of top targets within Israel!!" The viral "hit list" showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the top of the chart.

The list names several prominent Israeli figures – including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and the commanders of Israel's Army, Navy, and Air Force. Mint could not verify the authenticity of the viral picture of Iran's "hit list".

The purported "Execution list of Israeli terrorists" include these names:

1. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

2. Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant

3. Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi

4. Commander of the Israeli Air Force Tomer Bar

5. Head of Northern Command Ori Gordin

6. Commander of the Israeli Navy Saar Salama

7. Deputy Chief of the General Staff Amir Baram

8. Head of Central Command Yehuda Fox

9. Chief of Ground Forces Tamir Yadai

10. Head of Military Intelligence Aharon Haliva

11. Head of Southern Command Eliezer Toledano

The list was widely shared on October 2.

Viral image of Iran's viral Execution list of Israeli terrorists.

Israel is currently engaged in a "multi-front war" with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Iran backs both Hamas and Hezbollah. The war with the Palestinian militant group Hamas started in October when the group launched surprise attacks in parts of Israel.

Iranian-backed Hezbollah, the strongest armed force in Lebanon, began firing rockets into Israel almost immediately after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, calling it a show of support for the Palestinians. Hezbollah and Israel's military have traded fire almost daily.

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